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MPEC 2006-S85 : COMET P/2006 S6 (HILL)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-S85                                Issued 2006 Sept. 29, 03:53 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

                  Supported in part by the Brinson Foundation
                  Supported in part by the TABASGO Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                            COMET P/2006 S6 (HILL)

Observations:
    PK06S060  C2006 08 29.39184 02 55 08.58 +21 20 40.2          19.2 N ES085703
    PK06S060  C2006 08 29.39728 02 55 08.86 +21 20 44.5          19.2 N ES085703
    PK06S060  C2006 08 29.40272 02 55 09.19 +21 20 47.9          19.2 N ES085703
    PK06S060  C2006 08 29.40818 02 55 09.26 +21 20 50.3          19.2 N ES085703
    PK06S060  C2006 09 18.35432 03 04 05.03 +24 31 30.0          19.8 N ES085704
    PK06S060  C2006 09 18.36574 03 04 05.07 +24 31 35.5          19.7 N ES085704
    PK06S060  C2006 09 18.37715 03 04 05.27 +24 31 41.3          19.4 N ES085704
    PK06S060  C2006 09 18.43779 03 04 05.80 +24 32 14.8          18.5 N ES085703
    PK06S060  C2006 09 18.44439 03 04 05.80 +24 32 18.2          18.7 N ES085703
    PK06S060  C2006 09 18.45760 03 04 05.95 +24 32 25.2          18.6 N ES085703
    PK06S060  C2006 09 28.40022 03 04 27.33 +25 59 37.4          18.7 T ES085703
    PK06S060  C2006 09 28.40669 03 04 27.26 +25 59 40.4          18.3 T ES085703
    PK06S060  C2006 09 28.41316 03 04 27.19 +25 59 44.2          18.5 T ES085703
    PK06S060  C2006 09 28.41971 03 04 27.08 +25 59 46.3          18.3 T ES085703
    PK06S060  C2006 09 28.45082 03 04 26.83 +26 00 03.2          18.1 T ES085703
    PK06S060  C2006 09 28.45821 03 04 26.79 +26 00 06.5          18.2 T ES085703
    PK06S060  C2006 09 28.46560 03 04 26.76 +26 00 10.6          18.3 T ES085703
    PK06S060  C2006 09 28.47299 03 04 26.72 +26 00 14.0          18.5 T ES085703
    PK06S060  C2006 09 29.04694 03 04 22.60 +26 05 01.5          18.6 N ES085118
    PK06S060  C2006 09 29.04806 03 04 22.59 +26 05 02.4          18.8 N ES085118
    PK06S060  C2006 09 29.05144 03 04 22.58 +26 05 03.7          18.7 N ES085118
    PK06S060  C2006 09 29.05820 03 04 22.50 +26 05 07.2          18.8 N ES085118
    PK06S060  C2006 09 29.06157 03 04 22.48 +26 05 08.9          18.8 N ES085118

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers R. A. Kowalski, R. E. Hill.  Measurers
    E. C. Beshore, E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer,
    R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  0.68-m Schmidt
    + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, L. Manguso,
    D. Torres, R. Kracke, H. Love, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart,
    J. Kommers.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2006 S6 (Hill)
T 2006 Oct. 18.054 TT                                   MPC
q   2.39862              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.115708       Peri.   31.181       +0.765365       -0.642593
a   4.17087        Node     9.070       +0.533523       +0.602244
e   0.42491        Incl.   13.178       +0.359959       +0.473684
P   8.52
From 23 observations 2006 Aug. 29-Sept. 29.

Ephemeris:
    P/2006 S6 (Hill)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 09 22    03 04.56   +25 04.3    1.658    2.406   127.7    19.3  18.4
2006 10 02    03 03.85   +26 29.3    1.571    2.401   136.9    16.6  18.3
2006 10 12    03 00.17   +27 44.3    1.503    2.399   146.5    13.3  18.2
2006 10 22    02 53.79   +28 45.3    1.455    2.399   156.0     9.7  18.1
2006 11 01    02 45.51   +29 28.8    1.431    2.401   164.0     6.5  18.1
2006 11 11    02 36.55   +29 53.6    1.432    2.405   166.0     5.7  18.1
2006 11 21    02 28.27   +30 01.6    1.459    2.411   159.9     8.1  18.1
2006 12 01    02 21.94   +29 58.0    1.511    2.420   150.7    11.5  18.2

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-S85

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